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CHAPTER 14 – INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE
1 4 . 1 – D
A I L Y
M
A I N T E N A N C E
The daily maintenance of the instrument consists of:
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Cleaning the Retort
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Cleaning the Retort lid and gasket
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Checking and possible replacement of reagent and paraffin
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Checking and possible replacement of bottle caps
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Checking that reagent and paraffin bottles are correctly seated and filled
to the proper level
1 4 . 2 – M
O N T H L Y
M
A I N T E N A N C E
The following monthly maintenance is recommended:
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Replace the charcoal filters as indicated in Chapter 6.3 and any time
there are excessive reagent fumes.
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When replacing reagents, carefully clean the bottles
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Grease the Retort lid gasket with silicone grease (Cat # 7PV999)
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Grease the bottle insertion o-rings with silicone grease (Cat # 7PV999)
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Check for reagent residues at the bottom of paraffin bottles.
Remember that both bottles and paraffin are at a temperature of
~60°C; therefore contact with them can cause burns.
1 4 . 3 – P
A R A F F I N
W
A X
P
U R I F I C A T I O N
C
Y C L E
An important addition to the ATP™ maintenance process is the Paraffin Wax
Purification Cycle, or
WPC . Regular use of this feature will significantly reduce
paraffin consumption and thus time spent replacing or “maintaining” reagents. The
WPC works by using air and heat to vaporize contaminant reagent carryover in the
paraffin waxes and then trapping these vapors in the charcoal filters. Using this
process, the majority of xylenes carried over into the initial paraffin steps are
removed.
This purification process takes place in the paraffin bottles; the retort is
not filled with paraffin , so, unlike other tissue processes, it is not
necessary to run a Purge Cycle after the execution of the WPC .
Another advantage of conducting this process in the bottles is that it can be stopped
at any time to begin a new process without
draining the retort and having to run a
Purge Cycle, thus saving 30 to 50 minutes.